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Vice President's Secretariat
Always remember your mother, mother tongue, motherland and native place – Vice President
Calls for extensive use of mother tongue in courts and administration
Vice President urges the successful people to work for betterment of their native places
Vice President releases the book titled – ‘Neelimarani – My Mother, My Hero’
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today emphasised the need to remember one’s roots and always be respectful towards one’s mother, mother tongue, motherland and native place.
Addressing the gathering at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar after releasing the book titled – ‘Neelimarani – My Mother, My Hero’, Shri Naidu called for extensive use of mother tongue in education, judiciary and administration. In the true spirit of ‘share & care’, he appealed to the successful men & women to help and support the people in their native villages.
The book written by Lok Sabha member, Dr. Achyuta Samanta is a biography of his late mother, Smt. Neelimarani. Commending Shri Samanta for putting down in words the life and struggle of his mother, Shri Naidu said that it was heartwarming to release the biography of a mother; because it is the mother who makes a man or woman great through her upbringing and values.
Paying rich tributes to Smt. Neelimarani, the Vice President said that despite abject poverty and lack of resources, she ensured good education to her children and kept working for the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden. He expressed happiness over the fact that with the help of her sons, Smt. Neelimarani ji turned her native village Kalarabanka into one of the first smart villages of its kind in the country. Calling this very inspiring, Shri Naidu wanted others to emulate her and work for the betterment of people’s lives in their native places.
The Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal and Lok Sabha member, Dr. Achyuta Samanta were among those who were present at the event.
Ministry of Defence
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE & B2B SESSION ON INDIGENISATION REQUIREMENTS OF INDIAN NAVY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIES
An ‘Interactive Conference & B2B Session on Indigenisation Requirements of Indian Navy: Opportunities for Industries’ was conducted by the Indian Navy in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry  on 26 Jun 23 at Hari Shankar Singhania Commission Auditorium of FICCI, FICCI Federation House.
VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel was the Chief Guest for the conference and delivered the keynote address.
The conference provided an unique opportunity for industry / MSME / Startups to interact with Indian Navy personnel and provided a platform for all stake holders to collectively discuss the indigenisation plans / end requirements of the Indian Navy towards achieving of self-reliance in the defence sector.
The dedicated B2B interaction between the Indian Navy and Industry/ MSME / Startups, was held and key indigenisation requirements of the Navy were discussed as part of ‘targeted round table’ discussions.
The conference promoted indigenisation in congruence with the ‘Make in India’ vision of the Government of India.
More than 100 industries / MSMEs / Startups participated in the conference.
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
Aadhaar authentication transactions climb to 2.31 billion in March; Aadhaar enabled e-KYC jumps by 16 per cent
21.47 million Aadhaars updated successfully in March
Aadhaar holders have carried out nearly 2.31 billion authentication transactions in the month of March 2023, indicative of the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital economy in the country.
The March number is better than the February when 2.26 billion authentication transactions were carried out. While a majority of the authentications transaction numbers were carried out by using biometric fingerprint, it is followed by demographic and OTP authentications.
Aadhaar e-KYC service continues to play a stellar role for banking and non-banking financial services by providing transparent and improved customer experience, and helping in ease of doing business. More than 311.8 million eKYC transactions were carried out during March 2023, a jump of over 16.3 per cent against February.
Adoption of e-KYC has also significantly reduced customer acquisition cost of entities like financial institutions, telecom service providers and others. The cumulative number of Aadhaar e-KYC transactions so far has gone past 14.7 billion by the end March 2023. One hundred seventy five entities are live on the e-KYC.
Aadhaar saturation among adult population continues to be near universal. During the month of March, more than 21.47 million Aadhaars were updated following requests from the residents as against 16.8 million such updates in February 2023.
Whether it is Aadhaar enabled DBT for direct fund transfer, Aadhaar Enabled Payment System  for last mile banking, authentications, or e-KYC for identity verification, Aadhaar, the digital infrastructure of good governance, has been playing an important role in supporting the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India, and enabling ease of living for residents.
The AePS is enabling financial inclusion for those at the bottom of the income pyramid. In March 2023, 219.3 million last mile banking transactions were made possible through AePS and the network of micro ATMs.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
NCGG –ITEC Virtual Webinars on “Administrative Innovations- Passport Seva Kendra & e-Office”
National Centre for Good Governance  has trained about 2500 International Civil Servants from various countries such as Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and several African Countries in offline mode.
National Centre for Good Governance  a partner institution of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation  is working towards designing customized training modules and its implementation taking into account the requirements of the Civil servants of neighboring countries. In the recent past NCGG has conducted several Capacity Building Training Programmes on Public Policy and Governance for the Civil Servants of neighboring countries. Till date NCGG has trained about 2500 International Civil Servants from various countries such as Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and several African Countries in offline mode.
During the Pandemic of COVID – 19, NCGG has conducted a series of Virtual Workshops on Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic. As of now, over 47 countries have participated from Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia and Eastern Europe regions. A total number of 1250+ participants have attended these workshops.
In this context need to conduct webinars showcasing Administrative Innovations at the National/State and District Level was felt. Consequently, Virtual Webinar on “Administrative Innovations- Passport Seva Kendra & e-Office is scheduled to be held on August 6, 2021. The workshop seeks to bring together more than 100 international civil servants of ITEC countries for knowledge sharing sessions with the objective of disseminating innovative practices in the field of Administration. The NCGG will conduct 2 more such webinars during the year.
The inaugural Address will be delivered by Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Chairman, Management Committee, National Centre for Good Governance. The lead Speakers for the Webinar are Shri Sanjay Bhattacharya, Secretary , Ministry of External Affairs and Dr. Neeta Verma, Director General, NIC, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
NCGG intends to set up an open, inclusive and geographically balanced forum during the sessions, key resource persons from diverse backgrounds shall be given the floor to discuss and share the work done successfully and how it can be replicated across by tweaking the same according to local needs and environment. Discussions will also contribute to unleashing the potential synergies between different countries and stakeholders according to innovations identified in the sessions. Together, the participants within and outside the country will develop knowledge on the discussed themes and further on enhancing the existing structures across the countries as a whole.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Exhorts Youth to Contribute Selflessly and Constructively in Politics
Dynasty Political is the Major Cause of Social Corruption: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called uponthe youth of the country to contribute selflessly and constructively in politics. Speaking at the valedictory function of the second National Youth Parliament Festival today, the Prime Minister remarked that politics is a big medium to bring about meaningful change and like every other field, presence of youth is critical in politics also. Prime Minister assured the youth that today, honest people are getting the opportunity to serve, changing the old notion of politics as a site of unscrupulous activities. Today Honesty and performance have become the need of the hour.
In this context, the Prime Minister dwelled at length on the politics of dynasty. He said corruption has become a burden on the people whose legacy was corruption. Country is preferring honesty over family connections and candidates are also understanding that only the good work matters.
He called upon the youth to root out dynastic system. Dynasty politics gives rise to incapability and dictatorship in a democratic setup as these dynasts work towards saving the politics of their family and the family in politics. “Today, days of winning election by the crutches of a surname are over still this malaise of dynastic politics is far from over…Political dynasty promotes self and family instead of pushing nation first. This is a major cause of social corruption in India”, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister exhorted the youth to come into politics as their entry will ensure the end of dynasty politics. “It is imperative for saving our democracy that you join politics. You have a great guide in Swami Vivekananda and if, with his inspiration, our youth joins politics, country will be strengthened”, Shri Modi said.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 190.67 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,494
- Active cases stand at 0.05%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
- 2,986 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,66,935
- 2,897 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 84.19 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,72,190 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
Press Information Bureau
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Prime Minister's Office
Janta Curfew is just the beginning of a long battle : PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in a series of tweets wrote this is just the beginning of a long battle against COVID-19 and there is a long way to go. He cautioned people against complacency and asked people to not consider it a success and celebrate. He further said, “Today, the countrymen have showed that we are capable, if we decide, we can beat the biggest challenge together.”
He urged the people to follow the instructions being issued by the central government and the state governments from time to time. He asked people not to leave the houses in districts and states where the lockdown is announced and also not to leave the houses unless very necessary in other areas.
Special Service and Features
Coastal-River Erosion: National Workshop on Mitigation and Rehabilitation Draft Policy
Thiruvananthapuram : February 16, 2023
A national workshop on the draft policy on mitigation measures to prevent soil erosion and rehabilitation of displaced persons due to soil erosion will be held tomorrow  at Symphony Hall, Muscat Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the workshop at 10 am. State Revenue Minister Mr. K. Rajan, Agriculture Minister Mr. P. Prasad, State Disaster Management Authority CEO and Chief Secretary Shri. V P Joy, National Disaster Management Authority, Advisor Shri. Kunal Satyarthi and others will be present. The workshop is jointly organized by National Disaster Management Authority and State Disaster Management Authority. There will be expert-led sessions on national policy to mitigate coastal and river erosion, disaster mitigation projects, rehabilitation in coastal area, planning and implementation of mitigation and rehabilitation projects. The objective of the workshop is to discuss the issues covered in the policy with the concerned States, Union Territories, Ministries, Departments, Institutions and other stakeholders.
The 15th Finance Commission has made specific recommendations for "mitigation measures to prevent soil erosion" and "rehabilitation of people displaced by soil erosion" under the National Disaster Management Authority. The National Disaster Management Authority is taking steps to develop appropriate criteria for mitigation measures and policy for managing evacuations. Accordingly, a draft policy regarding rehabilitation of displaced persons and mitigation measures following coastal and river erosion has been formulated and consultations are being held with various stakeholders. The policy aims to reduce climate and human-caused risks and maximize the resilience and resilience of affected communities.
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Government has taken special measures to provide skill based training to differently-abled people
Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  for Skill based training of the youth across the country including the differently-abled candidates under Short Term Training  courses and Recognition of Prior Learning . STT is linked to placement while RPL recognises the existing skills of the candidate and does not mandate placement. Further, there is an exclusive Sector Skill Council for differently-abled, namely Skill Council for PwD  for catering to the needs of the differently-abled candidates and run training in PwD-friendly training centres . Such centres are structurally designed to enable differently-abled candidates to experience training with ease. These training centres are structurally designed to cover Braille, computer screen reader for visually impaired, sign language interpreter for speech and hearing impaired etc. In addition, other Training Centers can also enroll differently-abled candidates.
Further, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development , Noida, an autonomous Entrepreneurship Development Institute under MSDE has conducted various training programmes covering 1,95,395 beneficiaries during the last five years  which includes 1,907 differently-abled candidates.
Further, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  , Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment implements a “National Action Plan  for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities ” which was launched in March, 2015. The objective of the scheme is to provide skill training to PwDs for enabling them to become self-reliant and productive members of the society and to integrate them with the mainstream of the society. NAP is implemented under the umbrella scheme – “Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 ”. Under NAP, for imparting training to persons with disabilities including PwDs in rural areas in the age group of 15 to 59 years, fund is released in three instalments to training partners  empanelled from Government  and Non-Government Organisations  across Country as per Common Norms guidelines of M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply in the LokSabha today.
Ministry of Finance
SPMCIL pays dividend of Rs 218.48 crores to Govt. of India for Financial Year 2018-19 in compliance of DIPAM guidelines
Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited , a Schedule-‘A’ Miniratna Category-I CPSE, wholly owned by Government of India under the administrative control of Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance, has paid a Dividend of Rs 218.48 crores to Government of India for F.Y. 2018-19 here today in compliance of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management  guidelines.
The dividend cheque was presented to Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman by Smt. Tripti P. Ghosh, CMD, SPMCIL along with Shri Ajay Agarwal, Director , SPMCIL in presence of Shri Atanu Chakraborty, Secretary, DEA and Ms. Meera Swarup, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Finance.
SPMCIL has achieved the targets in the production of Bank Notes, Coins, Security Paper, Passports, Security Inks and other Security Products during the year 2018-19. SPMCIL has produced 10482.34 million pieces of the Bank Notes, 5331 million pieces of circulating coins, 6003 Metric Ton  Security Paper, 752 Metric Ton  of Security Inks in 2018-19. The Revenue from Operations of SPMCIL has increased to Rs 5711.34 crores and Profit before Tax has increased to Rs 815.18 crores during the year 2018-19.
AYUSH
Major Boost to Ayush services, NAM gains 60 percent increase in budget 2022
Ayush Ministry’s budget allocation stands up at Rs 3050 Cr, 4-fold increase over 7 years
Cost effective Ayush services under the National Ayush Mission  have gotten major boost in the Union Budget 2022 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman today. The total allocation of budget to Ayush Ministry in last 7 years has increased over four times from 691 Cr to Rs 3050 Cr.
Recognizing the importance of traditional medicine system of India including Yoga and Naturopathy in current pandemic led situation, the central government has been emphasizing in the augmentation of works done by Ayush Ministry. In the present budget, this is reflected in increase of budget provisions in various Ayush sectors and core areas. Increasing Budget amount, under NAM, a Centre sponsored scheme, up to Rs 800 Crore will help Ayush in the upgradation of its hospitals and dispensaries, support cultivation of medicinal plants and in many other areas including increase in export of value added items of medicinal plants. The NAM had earlier received the budget of Rs 500 Cr.
In another area that saw the big boost is Champion service Sector Scheme. The budget has been doubled in this scheme that is from Rs 29.6 Cr to Rs 60.22 Cr.
All the states , union territories  and North eastern areas  have also witnessed an increase in grants-in-aids i.e from Rs 547.87 Cr to Rs 861.97 Cr overall. Growing popularity and dependency on the digital space, the central Government emphasized building the digi-infrastructure which Ayush has well supported. The various provisions under the budget will see a major step towards digitizing the entire Ayush sector under Ayush-grid. Considering the strength of Ayurveda, Yoga, and other traditional Indian system of medicine, the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine  in India is being setup and the budgetary provisions have been done for the establishment of the centre. Establishment of WHO  in India will directly affect investment in traditional medicine sector in India and India can emerge as a global leader with concerted efforts. The research councils, centre of excellence and autonomous bodies also got the fair boost in the budget as they were allotted Rs 1870.1 Cr.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets people on the eve of Dussehra
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra. In message, he said that Dussehra festival reminds us of the victory of Good over Evil. The festival plays an important role in promoting amity and camaraderie amongst the people and reaffirms our faith in the noble and virtuous life of Lord Rama.
Following is the text of Vice President's message:
"I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra.
Dussehra festival reminds us of the victory of Good over Evil. The ten days Ramleela on the life of Lord Rama conveys the eternal message that good always triumphs over evil. The festival plays an important role in promoting amity and camaraderie amongst the people and reaffirms our faith in the noble and virtuous life of Lord Rama.
May this festival bring peace, harmony and prosperity in our country.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Youth festival held at Mandi Gobindgarh
Various programs on national unity and integrity conducted at Desh Bhagat University
Nehru Yuva Kendara, Fatehgarh Sahib, has organized one day Yuva Utsav, a District Level Competition in Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh on March 6, 2023. The program was graced by Honourable, Dr. Zora Singh ji, chancellor, Desh Bhagat University, Honourable Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Tejinder Kaur ji, Er. Raspinder Singh, Raja, Chairman Marketing Board, Chief Guest of the event, Mrs. Neha Sharma, District Youth Officer Nehru Yuva Kedadra, Dr. Dilver Singh, Assistant Director Youth Services, Fatehgarh Sahib, and other dignitaries of Desh Bhagat University. Many Literary and Cultural Events were organized in this fest such as Declamation, Poetry writing  Bhangra, Giddha, Mobile Photography and other cultural items.
As many as around 6 teams from different colleges and universities including Desh Bhagat University contested in the various competition and won trophies, medal, and certificate with their hard work and talent. In Cultural Events Maghi Mrmorial College Giddha Team bagged the 1st Position, the Giddha Team of Desh Bhagat University Team stood 2nd, and the team of Sarthak Foundation won the 3rd prize.
In Addition to this, in Poetry Writing competition Jashanpreet Kaur stood 1st, Kamaldeep Kaur 2nd and Suman Rani bagged 3rd position. Furthermore in Mobile Photography, Manpreet Singh won 1st prize, Satnam Singh stood 2nd and Jaskiran got 3rd prize. In declamation Yaspal bagged 1st prize, Rupinder Kaur 2nd and Amritpal Saini stood 3rd.
Dr Zora Singh, Hon’ble Chancellor Desh Bhagat University and Chief guest of validictory function gave away the prizes to winners.
Elated with this performance by the students of the University, Honourable Dr. Zora Sing Ji Chancellor, Desh Bhagat University said, "This performance by the students of Desh Bhagat University has been possible as they themselves are very talented and their talent was nurtured by some of the best from the fields of Academic, Cultural and sports etc." He also added that there were some students who realized their potential about these extracurricular activities after they joined the competition.
Later, Dr. Tajinder Kaur, Honourable Pro Chancellor Desh Bhagat University congratulated the winners and said such competition bring out the hidden talents of youth and also give them a platform to make a niche for themselves among thousands of college students. In the end she blessed the students and motivated them for more participation in such events.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A Clarification
With reference to the interim Order of the Apex Court dated 13th February 2019 in CWP No 109/18 regarding claims of forest rights by forest dwelling tribals and other traditional forest dwellers, several misleading news items are in a section of media. It’s clarified that Govt of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is well aware of its responsibilities of defending the Constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act and the Ministry will do everything at its disposal to safeguard the interests of the tribals as it has been doing so far. State Governments are being sensitised from time to time for implementation of the various provisions of the FRA in letter and spirit.